AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7600

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 31% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	14 Jan 2023 vs 10 September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
349525.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
819200x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8619 vs 6550

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8619 vs 6550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6550

8619

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3908
PassMark - CPU mark	27051
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6550	8619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.267

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Essentials
Launch date	14 Jan 2023	10 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$1723
Place in performance rating	397	1735
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge EP
Processor Number		E5-1680V2
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C	85 °C
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Operating Temperature Range		5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		256 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	40
PCIe configurations	5.0
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)